Even without credit checks, we have to evict one tenant about every 3 years and I will bet that our average number of evictions is no worse that landlords who spend a massive amount of time doing credit and background checks.On the darker side, I think I personally rented to every tenant that had to be evicted because I am a bad judge of people.

What's my best bet for securing the financing to a) do the builds and b) hold on to them long term?  

I would bet you a steak dinner at the Brown Palace that you will not find a 70% deal in Denver on the MLS.

The APOD is a form developed by CCIM to standardize the investment analysis of real estate investments.I'm willing to bet you that if you're acquiring SFR for 205K, you WILL NOT be cash flowing, your COC will be negative. 

Apart from the laziness/obnoxiousness of these posts, I'd bet that 99% of those folks never wind up actually doing anything other than wasting the time of whoever they "interview."

Well, I bet you didn’t make more than I did! 

I think offering both is probably your best bet, but as an owner there is comfort in believing your tenant intends to stay for 12 months.

This one may or may not be a deal, but my bet is because you are still new you aren't getting accurate enough figures for ARV/rehab/rental income.

Many real estate lawyers have a CPA friend they refer people to.Your best bet is to first find the lawyer, and then get recommendations. 

. - On meetup.com, I bet there are a ton of Veteran groups that you could join and network through.